{"id":7633,"date":"2025-09-23T08:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=7633"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:17:51","slug":"data-inventory-classification","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/data-inventory-classification\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Data Inventory, Classified"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section id=\"block_05070e92e11574640cc1a65e2825c0cd\" class=\"resource-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue.png 2055w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue-1024x788.png 1024w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue-1536x1182.png 1536w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue-2048x1577.png 2048w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-woven-blue-1440x1109.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2055px) 100vw, 2055px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"sub-title block uppercase\">Infographic<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Your Data Inventory, Classified<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t<section id=\"block_5ad6a532209ab66d3ceb46db72076de8\" class=\"columns-two\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You mapped the data. Now it\u2019s time to manage the risk.<\/p>\n<p>A data inventory tells you what personal data you have and where it lives, but that\u2019s just the beginning. Without classifying that data by sensitivity and risk level, you\u2019re flying blind regarding protection, compliance, and prioritization.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where this infographic comes in.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s your next-level guide to turning static data maps into dynamic, privacy-aligned risk tools. Learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply data classification using four privacy-centric tiers<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with InfoSec for unified data protection strategies<\/li>\n<li>Build a classification table from your ROPA<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize what matters most for security, compliance, and spend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perfect for privacy, security, and governance teams alike, this resource helps you evolve from \u201cWe know what we\u2019ve got\u201d to \u201cWe know what to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the infographic<\/strong> and power up your data strategy\u2014because smart classification means smarter protection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7640\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/thumb-powerup-e16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/thumb-powerup-e16.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/thumb-powerup-e16-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"btn-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/data-inventory-classification-privacy-powerup.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"btn\"><span>Download the infographic<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_8d81f60dcc90e95b2fb7394c721a3596\" class=\"cta-simple theme-dark\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Want more privacy program power moves?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/privacy-powerup-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"btn\"><span>Watch the full series<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn your data inventory into a risk radar. 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